"Why don't you two take it? If I stepped in, it'd be too much of a bullying."
Looking at the Oceanid floating in midair, Kiana felt a little reluctant to attack. She shifted her gaze to Qiqi and Hu Tao, and an idea came to her... Why not let the two of them handle it?
She could also see what Qiqi and Hu Tao were capable of.
"Ah! Just us?"
"What? Don't tell me you're scared?"
"How could that be? Haven't you heard that Pyro users are superior? Taking down a mere water spirit would be easy. Besides... Qiqi is here too. It's just that I don't like fighting unless it's necessary."
"Now it's necessary. If you don't fight it, the Oceanid certainly doesn't intend to let you go!"
Kiana raised her head and glanced at the Oceanid. Its attitude was anything but friendly.
The Oceanid drifted before the three of them. It was impossible to tell where its voice came from, but a pleasant yet threatening female voice rang out.
"Are you assassins from the homeland, or those who seek to disturb the waters of Qingce?"
"All right! Looks like there's no peaceful way out of this. Kiana, take down this barrier or whatever. It's time you saw the strength of the director of Wangsheng Funeral Parlor." Having decided to fight, Hu Tao did not need Kiana's help.
"Suit yourself!"
With a casual wave of her hand, Kiana dispelled the barrier since Hu Tao did not want to hide inside it.
Once the barrier was gone, Hu Tao looked at the Oceanid, drew an extraordinary spear, and said bluntly, "Whether you call us assassins or intruders, neither sounds like good people, does it? Couldn't we just be here to look at the cemetery and play in the water?"
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